In Fitness and in Health
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I like that.
Yeah, grip is important to me, because if I am playing a large fish, standing up, with just a fishing belt (no chest harness attachment to the rod or reel), the first thing to fail is my grip.
What my PT, Brett has me doing to improve my grip strength, is using these on barbells, dumbbells and kettle bells for some of my exercises. I will use them at home when I am not doing lighter weights, and do large weights without them, when Brett is standing over me.
At some point, I will get the even fatter ones too....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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I've started conditioning hands and fingers again for bouldering:
Right now I am having difficulties with 60kg and would like to get up to my bodyweight of 80kg.
You're it.
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Sorry for the horrible quality ...
It's a still from a rainy day carport training session video. In order to train grip strength, I dead hang from a kitchen towel. I prefer to lock the shoulder but my arms give in after a few seconds and I just hang straight.
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@1WayTrip said in In Fitness and in Health:
Anyone into training grip?
My son and I use this. It’s essentially a portable version of a rice bucket. Every time I use it I end up feeling sore in hand and forearm muscles I didn’t know I had.
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That’s cool. I have a rice bucket but it is kept outside (with a sealed lid) so only gets use in summer really.
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said in In Fitness and in Health:
Deadlifts today - Did 90kg which is new PB.
Today, I did 100kg, felt pretty easy, but failed at 105. Never mind, a milestone reached.
I did 173-243kg sets of 12 on the leg press a couple of weeks ago, sure that had something to do with it
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Currently assisting my son in building a Mirafit power rack in the garage - it includes the M100 power rack itself, plus the cable system, adjustable weight bench, landmine, Olympic barbell and 100kg of bumper plates. Seems like decent value. He already has free weights up to 30kg.
I’m well into my 50’s, and have always been more into aerobic fitness than strength or conditioning training, but feeling that I would benefit from using the equipment…if he lets me loose on it!
Would appreciate some guidance on where to start…
That’s a stock photo, not my garage!
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@Giles. Loving the progress. 100kg down. Did you do a single with 100kg?
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I have just "built" a "gym" at home. But it is a little less professional that your sons @Nocturama .....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Looks cool. You got everything you need. Did you felt that you could of done another rep with 100kg?
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@Giles In Fitness and in Health:
Leg days are the worst, particularly when you can't reach the remote from the sofa to turn the TV on.
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@yannis said in In Fitness and in Health:
Looks cool. You got everything you need. Did you felt that you could of done another rep with 100kg?
Yeah actually, now you've made me think about it, I think I could have.....
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If you can do a double with 100 and you missed 105 it was all in your head but no rush. Enjoy the process. I deadlift very rearly now days. Probably about once per month. I do squat though twice per week.
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@mclaincausey said in In Fitness and in Health:
@Giles FatGripz makes some thick ones
Yeah, I know.....Doing these for a while, then I'll graduate to the lardy ones.....
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I used to weight train 4 days a week, without fail (powerlifting), for around 10 years pre covid. It marked the end of slim fit jeans for me in my initial selvedge/raw journey. Since covid I have really struggled to get back into a regular schedule. Lots of life changes around that time for me that disrupted the way things were, but I still highly value movement and strength training. I lost a lot of muscle, gained fat. I've since managed to shift some of the fat though.
A little over a year ago we bought a home gym that looks exactly the same as the Mirafit above but called "Verve Fitness" here in Australia - must come from the same factory in China. I'm still struggling to get a proper routine going. I start up, go for a few weeks, then it falls of a cliff for one reason or another. I feel bad for a while, then I start up again. Trying not to be too hard on myself, just get back up and do some work.
I know when I'm doing regular walks or runs my cardio fitness is improved and life is easier in so many ways. When my strength is up, I feel physically better and more confident in general. I know the value, and how important it is to a happy life, I just need to find the combination of all the things that works for me.
I love hearing about the success you're all having, especially Gile's deadlift milestones!
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@ManiacLachy I find it easiest to train towards something. For example, I ran a 25 km race two years ago and put in serious training to achieve that goal. I knew it would be outside of anything that I had trained for in the past, and to succeed would have to put the time in.
Right now my goal is to be a better fisherman than last year. Tuna fishing is a balance of strength, determination, balance, technique, and luck. The first fish I fought was a tuna that @Giles had hooked and I tried to battle it. Five minutes later I was gassed and questioned everything about myself and if I would be able to survive the week. I managed to get through the week with determination, a bit of technique, and luck. This year I know that I need to put some strength into my training as there are some monsters in there knowing that luck will only get me so far.
It sounds like you already have the basis of a goal with the benefit of just feeling better. Keep active in this thread and post your wins as well as the bad days. It helps all of us knowing that we’re not alone in this and we’re pretty good at keeping each other motivated.
“…hope that somewhere there's a hobbit with a ring on his way to a volcano.” - Nic
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A goal helps, certainly in my powerlifting days having a comp on the horizon helped push the focus. Powerlifting isn't a goal anymore, that kind of training can be detrimental to other less specific movement, but I picked up a lot of training tools there that I continue to use.
These days I'm reliving my youth and getting back into skating. Having the energy to get out there, the fitness to not run out of puff, and the joint health to take impacts are a focus. So, getting my cardio back up and keeping it there is key. Bulgarian split squats are great for knee and leg strength. But there's no event to focus on.
I'll post up here more regularly and share my successes and failures with you all! I want to get back to a 5k run (without walk breaks) - there's my first goal.
